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fiveipads

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Unlocking Your Nexus Q

To unlock your device
1. cd to platform-tools
2. Reboot to the bootloader - adb reboot bootloader
3. Unlock your device* (with fastboot tool type): fastboot oem unlock

*You will have to accept and erase all the user data on the tablet.
*You must run this as sudo in Linux

Credits to FadedLite (very similar steps)

Figuring out the rooting next
 
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fredc888

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If you just need "su"....


1. Download su from your busybox installation from say Galaxy Nexus.
2. Download the modified clockworksmod for Nexus Q that this guy put together:

bliny.net/blog/post/How-to-Root-Nexus-Q-%28Temporarily%29.asp
3. Boot into that recovery image will give you write access to /system
4. adb push su into /system/xbin/su
 
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Did you already have your nexus Q in debug mode? I do not have the slider button on my Nexus 7 to put it into debug mode. It's not recognized in "adb devices" or "fastboot devices"

EDIT ***
I found out that the USB Debugging menu in the Nexus Q app shows up when you turn on Developer Options in the Settings > Developer Options menu of Jellybean on the Nexus 7. You might want to test this as well on your variety of devices.
 
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enriquealo

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Stuck in oem unlock

hi, I hope there's still someone reading this, but I'm stuck in the oem unlock part can anybody help me? here's the output of my terminal

Code: 
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) oem unlock requested:
(bootloader) 	Unlocking forces a factory reset and could
(bootloader) 	open your device up to a world of hurt.  If you
(bootloader) 	are sure you know what you're doing, then accept
(bootloader) 	in 5 seconds via 'fastboot oem unlock_accept'.
OKAY [  0.025s]
finished. total time: 0.025s
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock_accept
...
(bootloader) oem unlock_accept ignored, not pending
FAILED (remote: oem unlock not requested)
finished. total time: 0.007s

thanks in advance.
 
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silfa718

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Dec 27, 2011
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enriquealo said:
hi, I hope there's still someone reading this, but I'm stuck in the oem unlock part can anybody help me? here's the output of my terminal

Code: 
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock
...
(bootloader) oem unlock requested:
(bootloader) 	Unlocking forces a factory reset and could
(bootloader) 	open your device up to a world of hurt.  If you
(bootloader) 	are sure you know what you're doing, then accept
(bootloader) 	in 5 seconds via 'fastboot oem unlock_accept'.
OKAY [  0.025s]
finished. total time: 0.025s
sh-3.2# fastboot oem unlock_accept
...
(bootloader) oem unlock_accept ignored, not pending
FAILED (remote: oem unlock not requested)
finished. total time: 0.007s

thanks in advance.
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I tried to unlock my Q last night and no matter how fast I did it, I couldn't get past this screen.
 
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animal24

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silfa718 said:
I tried to unlock my Q last night and no matter how fast I did it, I couldn't get past this screen.
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the easiest way, assuming you are running windows, is to enter the comands once, and then just use the up arrow key to do it again. also, you may want to be sure its not already unlocked ;) "fastboot getvar unlocked" will return "yes" if unlocked
 
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    fiveipads
    Unlocking Your Nexus Q

    To unlock your device
    1. cd to platform-tools
    2. Reboot to the bootloader - adb reboot bootloader
    3. Unlock your device* (with fastboot tool type): fastboot oem unlock

    *You will have to accept and erase all the user data on the tablet.
    *You must run this as sudo in Linux

    Credits to FadedLite (very similar steps)

    Figuring out the rooting next
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    kentoe
    Did you already have your nexus Q in debug mode? I do not have the slider button on my Nexus 7 to put it into debug mode. It's not recognized in "adb devices" or "fastboot devices"

    EDIT ***
    I found out that the USB Debugging menu in the Nexus Q app shows up when you turn on Developer Options in the Settings > Developer Options menu of Jellybean on the Nexus 7. You might want to test this as well on your variety of devices.
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    took me a few tries to get it but it needs to be entered within five seconds of the first command
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    animal24
    silfa718 said:
    I tried to unlock my Q last night and no matter how fast I did it, I couldn't get past this screen.
    Click to expand...
    Click to collapse

    the easiest way, assuming you are running windows, is to enter the comands once, and then just use the up arrow key to do it again. also, you may want to be sure its not already unlocked ;) "fastboot getvar unlocked" will return "yes" if unlocked
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